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websocket-sharp - OnMessage callback is not running in the main thread

I have a WPF (.NET Framework 4.6) application that uses websocket-sharp (version 3.0.0) to create a websocket server.
I have a WebsocketServer and using EventHandler to tranfer event to MainWindow.xaml.cs but it not working. The MainWindow.xaml.cs listened to a RaiseOnScanDevice event but not any event invoked here.
I think this issue is relative to different thread. I try using Dispatcher.Invoke but it still not working.
System.Windows.Application.Current.Dispatcher.Invoke(new System.Action(() =>
{
RaiseOnScanDevice(this, new EventArgs());
}));
I found an issue (https://github.com/sta/websocket-sharp/issues/350) but the answers do not resolve my issue.
Please help me a solution for this issue.
WebsocketServer.cs file
public class WebsocketServer : WebSocketBehavior
{
private static readonly Lazy<WebsocketServer> lazyInstance = new Lazy<WebsocketServer>(() => new WebsocketServer());
public static WebsocketServer Instance
{
get
{
return lazyInstance.Value;
}
}
private const string TAG = "WebsocketServer";
private const string HOST_IP_ADDRESS = "127.0.0.2"; // localhost
private const int PORT = 38001;
public WebSocketServer socket;
private PacketHandler packetHandler = new PacketHandler();
public event EventHandler<EventArgs> RaiseOnScanDevice = new EventHandler<EventArgs>((a, e) => { });
public WebsocketServer()
{
Initialize();
}
public void Initialize()
{
socket = new WebSocketServer(IPAddress.Parse(HOST_IP_ADDRESS), PORT);
socket.AddWebSocketService<WebsocketServer>("/");
StartServer();
}
public void StartServer()
{
socket.Start();
}
public void StopServer()
{
socket.Stop();
}
protected override Task OnOpen()
{
return base.OnOpen();
}
protected override Task OnClose(CloseEventArgs e)
{
return base.OnClose(e);
}
protected override Task OnError(ErrorEventArgs e)
{
return base.OnError(e);
}
protected override Task OnMessage(MessageEventArgs e)
{
System.IO.StreamReader reader = new System.IO.StreamReader(e.Data);
string message = reader.ReadToEnd();
//Converting the event back to 'eventName' and 'JsonPayload'
PacketModel packet = packetHandler.OpenPacket(message);
HandleMessageFromClient(packet);
return base.OnMessage(e);
}
private void HandleMessageFromClient(PacketModel packet) {
var eventName = packet.EventName;
var data = packet.Data;
if (eventName == null || eventName.Equals(""))
{
return;
}
switch (eventName)
{
case SocketEvent.Hello:
Send("OK");
break;
case SocketEvent.ScanDevice:
ScanDevice();
break;
default:
break;
}
}
private void ScanDevice()
{
try
{
RaiseOnScanDevice(this, new EventArgs());
// or dispatch to Main Thread
System.Windows.Application.Current.Dispatcher.Invoke(new System.Action(() =>
{
RaiseOnScanDevice(this, new EventArgs());
}));
}
catch (Exception exception)
{
Console.WriteLine(exception);
}
}
}
MainWindow.xaml.cs file
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
public WebsocketServer WebsocketConnection
{
get { return WebsocketServer.Instance; }
}
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
WebsocketConnection.RaiseOnScanDevice += SocketConnection_RaiseOnScanDevice;
}
private void SocketConnection_RaiseOnScanDevice(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Console.WriteLine("SocketConnection_RaiseOnScanDevice");
}

The queue of messages is a good idea but you may want to use a lock to guard access to it. Most likely it won't be an issue but if you don't, you leave yourself open to the possibility of an error if the coroutine is reading from the queue as the websocket is writing to it. For example you could do something like this:
var queueLock = new object();
var queue = new Queue<MyMessageType>();
// use this to read from the queue
MyMessageType GetNextMessage()
{
lock (queueLock) {
if (queue.Count > 0) return queue.Dequeue();
else return null;
}
}
// use this to write to the queue
void QueueMessage(MyMessageType msg)
{
lock(queueLock) {
queue.Enqueue(msg);
}
}

Is there a way to create a timeout to an attempt to connection with Xamarin.Forms?

I'm trying to develop a warning if I try to connect to a specific SSID and some waiting time has passed. I've tried with a Timer class but there is some issues with Task and Threads I can't resolve.
This is my Wifi class in Xamarin.Droid
public class Wifi : Iwifi
{
private Context context;
private static WifiManager _manager;
private MyReceiver _receiver;
public void Initialize()
{
context = Android.App.Application.Context;
_manager = (WifiManager)context.GetSystemService(Context.WifiService);
_receiver = new MyReceiver();
}
public void Register()
{
IntentFilter intents = new IntentFilter();
intents.AddAction(WifiManager.ScanResultAction);
intents.AddAction(WifiManager.NetworkStateChangedAction);
context.RegisterReceiver(_receiver, intents);
}
public void Unregister()
{
context.UnregisterReceiver(_receiver);
}
public void ScanWirelessDevices()
{
_manager.StartScan();
}
public string GetConnectionSSID()
{
return _manager.ConnectionInfo.SSID;
}
public void ConnectToSSID(string SSID, string pwd)
{
if (!_manager.IsWifiEnabled)
{
_manager.SetWifiEnabled(true);
}
WifiConfiguration wifiConfiguration = new WifiConfiguration();
wifiConfiguration.Ssid = '"' + SSID + '"';
if (pwd.Empty)
{
wifiConfiguration.AllowedKeyManagement.Set((int)KeyManagementType.None);
}
else
{
//Configuration for protected Network
}
var addNet = _manager.AddNetwork(wifiConfiguration);
if (addNet == -1)
{
_manager.Disconnect();
_manager.EnableNetwork(addNet, true);
_manager.Reconnect();
return;
}
var list = _manager.ConfiguredNetworks;
foreach (WifiConfiguration conf in list)
{
if (conf.Ssid.Equals('"' + SSID + '"'))
{
_manager.Disconnect();
_manager.EnableNetwork(conf.NetworkId, true);
_manager.Reconnect();
return;
}
}
}
public class MyReceiver : BroadcastReceiver
{
public override void OnReceive(Context context, Intent intent)
{
if (intent.Action.Equals(WifiManager.ScanResultAvailableAction))
{
IList<ScanResult> scanResult = _manager.ScanResult;
App.Networks.NetworksList.Clear();
foreach (ScanResult result in scanResult)
{
App.Networks.NetworksList.Add(result.Ssid);
}
}
}
}
}
Then this is a part of App class in Xamarin.Forms
public partial class App: Application
{
private static ...
.
.
.
private static string _selectedSSID;
private static MainDetail _pageDetail;
public static IWifi WifiManager { get; } = DependencyService.Get<Iwifi>();
public static string SelectedSSID { get { return _selectedSSID; } set { _selectedSSID = value; } }
public static MainDetail PageDetail { get { return _pageDetail; } }
public App()
{
InitializeComponent();
WifiManager.Initialize();
WifiManager.Register();
InitViews();
MainPage = _mainPage;
Connectivity.ConnectivityChanged += NetworkEvents;
NetSearch();
}
.
.
.
public void NetSearch()
{
Task.Run(async () =>
{
while (true)
{
WifiManager.ScanWirelessDevices();
await Task.Delay(Utility.SCAN_WIFI_TIMER); //waiting 31000 milliseconds because of Scanning throttling
}
});
}
public void NetworkEvents(object sender, ConnectivityChangedEventArgs e)
{
MainMaster master = (MainMaster)_mainPage.Master;
if (e.NetworkAccess == NetworkAccess.Unknown)
{
Debug.WriteLine("Network Access Unknown " + e.ToString());
}
if (e.NetworkAccess == NetworkAccess.None)
{
Debug.WriteLine("Network Access None " + e.ToString());
}
if (e.NetworkAccess == NetworkAccess.Local)
{
Debug.WriteLine("Network Access Local " + e.ToString());
}
if (e.NetworkAccess == NetworkAccess.Internet)
{
if(selectedSSID == Wifimanager.GetConnectionInfo())
{
//WE CONNECTED!!
//Now I want to stop the Timeout Timer to attempt
}
}
if (e.NetworkAccess == NetworkAccess.ConstrainedInternet)
{
Debug.WriteLine("Network Access Constrainde Internet " + e.ToString());
}
}
}
And part of Detail page class in which I start the event of connection and where I want to start also the timeout timer
public partial class MainDetail : ContentPage
{
.
.
.
public void OnItemListClicked(object sender, SelectedItemChangedEventArgs e)
{
if (e.SelectedItem == null)
{
return;
}
ImageCell item = (ImageCell)e.SelectedItem;
App.SelectedSSID = item.Text;
App.WifiManager.ConnectToSSID(item.Text, "");
ActivityIndicator(true);
//Now the timer should start.
//And call PageDetail.ActivityIndicator(false) and warning the user if the timeout go to 0.
listView.SelectedItem = null;
}
}
I tried with the Timers Timer class but doesn't work.. any suggestion?

Ok I figured a solution! Instead of using Thread and Task, I used Device.StartTimer.
In the event on the DetailPage I wrote:
public void OnItemListClicked(object sender, SelectedItemChangedEventArgs e)
{
if (e.SelectedItem == null)
{
return;
}
ImageCell item = (ImageCell)e.SelectedItem;
App.SelectedSSID = item.Text;
App.WifiManager.ConnectToSSID(item.Text, "");
ActivityIndicator(true);
Device.StartTimer(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10), () => //Waiting 10 second then if we are not connected fire the event.
{
Device.BeginInvokeOnMainThread(() =>
{
if (App.IsLogout) //variable I use to check if I can do the logout or not
{
ActivityIndicator(false);
App.SelectedSSID = "";
//My message to users "Fail to connect"
}
});
return false;
});
listView.SelectedItem = null;
}

File System Watcher Process called from another class not firing events c#

I have a windows service that basically monitors a folder, copies files to a local directory processes the files. The service starts up fine enough calls the Watcher Class and does all of the configuration like it should. So my code works for the setup. However I get 0 events firing. I am wondering if when my StartFolderWatcher() method goes out of scope that my object - even though declared at the class level is somehow getting disposed.
So do I need to run the object continuously in a separate thread ? If so can I get an example of how I should do that Task.Run(()=> myObject)
Relevant Code is below - if more is needed just ask and I will post it.
static class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
JobProcessor service = new JobProcessor();
if (Environment.UserInteractive)
{
service.RunAsConsole(args);
}
}
private static bool IsDebugMode(string[] args)
{
if (args == null) return false;
if (args[0].ToLower() == "/debug") return true;
return false;
}
}
public partial class JobProcessor : ServiceBase
{
string[] folders = new string[] {"InBoxFolder"};
HotFolderWatch HFW = new HotFolderWatch();
public JobProcessor()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{
StartFolderWatcher();
}
public void StartFolderWatcher()
{
FileWatcherInfo[] ServiceWatchers = new FileWatcherInfo[4];
ServiceConfiguration sc = new ServiceConfiguration();
for (int i = 0; i < folders.Length; i++)
{
ServiceWatchers[i] = sc.GetWatchFolderSettings(folders[i]);
}
HFW = new HotFolderWatch(ServiceWatchers[0]);
HFW.ReadyToProcess += ReadyToProcess;
HFW.InBoxFolderDisconnected += OnInBoxFolderDisconnected;
HFW.LocalFolderDisconnected += OnLocalFolderDisconnected;
HFW.ProcessFolderDisconnected += OnProcessFolderDisconnected;
}
public void RunAsConsole(string[] args)
{
OnStart(args);
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit...");
Console.ReadLine();
OnStop();
}
}
public HotFolderWatch(FileWatcherInfo inbox)
{
this.InboxCacheTimeMilliseconds = inbox.CacheTimeMilliseconds;
this.InBoxFolder = inbox.Folder.Trim();
this.InboxFileFilter = inbox.Filter.Trim();
SetInboxWatcher();
}
private void SetInboxWatcher()
{
InBoxWatcher = new FileSystemWatcher(InBoxFolder, InboxFileFilter);
InBoxWatcher.IncludeSubdirectories = false;
InBoxWatcher.NotifyFilter =
NotifyFilters.LastAccess | NotifyFilters.LastWrite;
InboxCache = MemoryCache.Default;
InboxCachePolicy = new CacheItemPolicy()
{
RemovedCallback = OnRemovedFromInBoxCache
};
InBoxWatcher.Created += new FileSystemEventHandler(OnInBoxChanged);
InBoxWatcher.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
}
private void OnInBoxChanged(object source, FileSystemEventArgs e)
{
InboxCachePolicy.AbsoluteExpiration =
DateTimeOffset.Now.AddMilliseconds(InboxCacheTimeMilliseconds);
InboxCache.AddOrGetExisting(e.Name, e, InboxCachePolicy);
}
}
If in my HotFolderWatch Class I create a FileSystemWatcher in a method as below the code works!
private void CreateWatcher()
{
FileSystemWatcher fsw = new FileSystemWatcher(#"C:\Tests\JobQueue\InFolder","*.txt");
fsw.Created += Fsw_Created;
fsw.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
}
private void Fsw_Created(object sender, FileSystemEventArgs e)
{
string ex = e.FullPath;
WatcherChangeTypes ctmp = e.ChangeType;
// throw new NotImplementedException();
}

Turns out the default constructor of FileSystemWatcher uses the filter FileName by default and I was thinking I would get a last Write or Last Access with out concerning myself with the Name.
I received good information from here :
https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/1220094/NotifyFilters-Enumeration-Explained-FileSystemWatc
The article posted in the link is what helped me to solve my issue.
I had to Ste the NotifyFilters.FileName as one of the filters.

Enable Client to Talk to Server using the NetMQ "Realiable Pub/Sub" Pattern

I have a v4.0.0.1 implementation of Somdron's "Reliable Pub-Sub" pattern for communication between two parts of a new application. This application will have a "Server" (the engine that does all the heavy calculations) and "Clients" that will send requests and get information on progress back from the server.
The problem I have with my current version of "Reliable Pub-Sub" is that I don't seem to have a proper way for sending requests to the sever from the client. Let me start by showing you the code:
SERVER:
using NetMQ;
using NetMQ.Sockets;
using System;
using System.Linq;
namespace Demo.Messaging.Server
{
public class ZeroMqMessageServer : IDisposable
{
private const string WELCOME_MESSAGE = "WM";
private const string HEARTBEAT_MESSAGE = "HB";
private const string PUBLISH_MESSAGE_TOPIC = "PUB";
private readonly TimeSpan HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2);
private NetMQActor actor;
private NetMQTimer heartbeatTimer;
private XPublisherSocket publisher;
private NetMQPoller poller;
public ZeroMqMessageServer(string address)
{
Address = address;
actor = NetMQActor.Create(Start);
}
private void Start(PairSocket shim)
{
using (publisher = new XPublisherSocket())
{
publisher.SetWelcomeMessage(WELCOME_MESSAGE);
publisher.Bind(Address);
//publisher.ReceiveReady -= DropPublisherSubscriptions;
publisher.ReceiveReady += DropPublisherSubscriptions;
heartbeatTimer = new NetMQTimer(HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL);
heartbeatTimer.Elapsed += OnHeartbeatTimeElapsed;
shim.ReceiveReady += OnShimReceiveReady;
shim.SignalOK(); // Let the actor know we are ready to work.
poller = new NetMQPoller() { publisher, shim, heartbeatTimer };
poller.Run();
}
}
private void DropPublisherSubscriptions(object sender, NetMQSocketEventArgs e)
{
publisher.SkipMultipartMessage();
}
private void OnHeartbeatTimeElapsed(object sender, NetMQTimerEventArgs e)
{
publisher.SendFrame(HEARTBEAT_MESSAGE);
}
private void OnShimReceiveReady(object sender, NetMQSocketEventArgs e)
{
var socket = e.Socket;
string command = socket.ReceiveFrameString();
if (command == PUBLISH_MESSAGE_TOPIC)
{
// Forward the message to the publisher.
NetMQMessage message = socket.ReceiveMultipartMessage();
publisher.SendMultipartMessage(message);
}
else if (command == NetMQActor.EndShimMessage)
{
// Dispose command received, stop the poller.
poller.Stop();
}
}
public void PublishMessage(NetMQMessage message)
{
// We can use actor like NetMQSocket and publish messages.
actor.SendMoreFrame(PUBLISH_MESSAGE_TOPIC)
.SendMultipartMessage(message);
}
public string Address { get; private set; }
private bool disposedValue = false;
protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
{
if (!disposedValue)
{
if (disposing)
{
actor?.Dispose();
publisher?.Dispose();
poller?.Dispose();
}
disposedValue = true;
}
}
public void Dispose()
{
Dispose(true);
}
}
}
CLIENT:
using NetMQ;
using NetMQ.Sockets;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using Messaging.Helpers;
namespace Demo.Messaging.Client
{
public class ZeroMqMessageClient : IDisposable
{
private string SUBSCRIBE_COMMAND = "S";
private const string WELCOME_MESSAGE = "WM";
private const string HEARTBEAT_MESSAGE = "HB";
private const string PUBLISH_MESSAGE_TOPIC = "PUB";
private readonly TimeSpan TIMEOUT = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5);
private readonly TimeSpan RECONNECTION_PERIOD = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5);
private readonly string[] addressCollection;
private List<string> subscriptions = new List<string>();
private NetMQTimer timeoutTimer;
private NetMQTimer reconnectionTimer;
private NetMQActor actor;
private SubscriberSocket subscriber;
private PairSocket shim;
private NetMQPoller poller;
public ZeroMqMessageClient(params string[] addresses)
{
addressCollection = addresses;
actor = NetMQActor.Create(Start);
}
private void Start(PairSocket shim)
{
this.shim = shim;
shim.ReceiveReady += OnShimReceiveReady;
timeoutTimer = new NetMQTimer(TIMEOUT);
timeoutTimer.Elapsed += OnTimeoutTimerElapsed;
reconnectionTimer = new NetMQTimer(RECONNECTION_PERIOD);
reconnectionTimer.Elapsed += OnReconnectionTimerElapsed;
poller = new NetMQPoller() { shim, timeoutTimer, reconnectionTimer };
shim.SignalOK();
Connect();
poller.Run();
if (subscriber != null)
subscriber.Dispose();
}
private void Connect()
{
using (NetMQPoller tmpPoller = new NetMQPoller())
{
List<SubscriberSocket> socketCollection = new List<SubscriberSocket>();
SubscriberSocket connectedSocket = null;
EventHandler<NetMQSocketEventArgs> messageHandler = (s, e) =>
{
connectedSocket = (SubscriberSocket)e.Socket;
tmpPoller.Stop();
};
// We cancel the poller without setting the connected socket.
NetMQTimer tmpTimeoutTimer = new NetMQTimer(TIMEOUT);
tmpTimeoutTimer.Elapsed += (s, e) => tmpPoller.Stop();
tmpPoller.Add(tmpTimeoutTimer);
// Attempt to subscribe to the supplied list of addresses.
foreach (var address in addressCollection)
{
SubscriberSocket socket = new SubscriberSocket();
socketCollection.Add(socket);
//socket.ReceiveReady -= messageHandler;
socket.ReceiveReady += messageHandler;
tmpPoller.Add(socket);
// Subscribe to welcome messages.
socket.Subscribe(WELCOME_MESSAGE);
socket.Connect(address);
}
tmpPoller.Run(); // Block and wait for connection.
// We should have an active socket/conection.
if (connectedSocket != null)
{
// Remove the connected socket from the collection.
socketCollection.Remove(connectedSocket);
ZeroMqHelpers.CloseConnectionsImmediately(socketCollection);
// Set the active socket.
subscriber = connectedSocket;
//subscriber.SkipMultipartMessage(); // This skips the welcome message.
// Subscribe to subscriptions.
subscriber.Subscribe(HEARTBEAT_MESSAGE);
foreach (var subscription in subscriptions)
subscriber.Subscribe(subscription);
// Remove start-up handler, now handle messages properly.
subscriber.ReceiveReady -= messageHandler;
subscriber.ReceiveReady += OnSubscriberReceiveReady;
poller.Add(subscriber);
// Reset timers.
timeoutTimer.Enable = true;
reconnectionTimer.Enable = false;
}
else // We need to attempt re-connection.
{
// Close all existing connections.
ZeroMqHelpers.CloseConnectionsImmediately(socketCollection);
timeoutTimer.Enable = false;
reconnectionTimer.Enable = true;
}
}
}
private void OnShimReceiveReady(object sender, NetMQSocketEventArgs e)
{
string command = e.Socket.ReceiveFrameString();
if (command == NetMQActor.EndShimMessage)
{
poller.Stop();
}
else if (command == SUBSCRIBE_COMMAND)
{
string topic = e.Socket.ReceiveFrameString();
subscriptions.Add(topic);
if (subscriber != null)
subscriber.Subscribe(topic);
}
}
private void OnTimeoutTimerElapsed(object sender, NetMQTimerEventArgs e)
{
if (subscriber != null)
{
poller.Remove(subscriber);
subscriber.Dispose();
subscriber = null;
Connect();
}
}
private void OnReconnectionTimerElapsed(object sender, NetMQTimerEventArgs e)
{
// We re-attempt connection.
Connect();
}
private void OnSubscriberReceiveReady(object sender, NetMQSocketEventArgs e)
{
// Here we just forwward the message on to the actor.
var message = subscriber.ReceiveMultipartMessage();
string topic = message[0].ConvertToString();
// Let us see what is in the message.
if (message.Count() > 1)
{
string content = message[1].ConvertToString();
Console.WriteLine($"ZMQ_ALT - {topic}:: {content}");
}
if (topic == WELCOME_MESSAGE)
{
// Disconnection has occurred we might want to restore state from a snapshot.
}
else if (topic == HEARTBEAT_MESSAGE)
{
// We got a heartbeat, lets postponed the timer.
timeoutTimer.Enable = false;
timeoutTimer.Enable = true;
}
else
{
shim.SendMultipartMessage(message);
}
}
public void Subscribe(string topic)
{
actor.SendMoreFrame(SUBSCRIBE_COMMAND).SendFrame(topic);
}
public NetMQMessage ReceiveMessage()
{
return actor.ReceiveMultipartMessage();
}
public void PublishMessage(NetMQMessage message)
{
actor.SendMoreFrame(PUBLISH_MESSAGE_TOPIC)
.SendMultipartMessage(message);
}
private bool disposedValue = false;
protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
{
if (!disposedValue)
{
if (disposing)
{
actor?.Dispose();
subscriber?.Dispose();
shim?.Dispose();
poller?.Dispose();
}
disposedValue = true;
}
}
public void Dispose()
{
Dispose(true);
}
}
}
Now, I can send messages from the server to the client which is awesome and the client using the following code from the main method in two separate console applications
Program.cs for SERVER:
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
using (ZeroMqMessageServer server = new ZeroMqMessageServer("tcp://127.0.0.1:6669"))
{
while (true)
{
NetMQMessage message = new NetMQMessage();
message.Append("A");
message.Append(new Random().Next().ToString());
server.PublishMessage(message);
Thread.Sleep(200);
}
}
}
}
Program.cs for CLIENT:
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Task.Run(() =>
{
using (ZeroMqMessageClient client = new ZeroMqMessageClient("tcp://127.0.0.1:6669"))
{
client.Subscribe(String.Empty);
while (true) { }
}
});
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
The client correctly auto-detects dropped connections and reconnects, fantastic little pattern.
However, this pattern out-of-the-box does not allow the client to send messages to the server. So in the client I have added the following code
public void PublishMessage(NetMQMessage message)
{
actor.SendMoreFrame(PUBLISH_MESSAGE_TOPIC)
.SendMultipartMessage(message);
}
and in the client I have changed the publisher.ReceiveReady += DropPublisherSubscriptions; event handler to
private void DropPublisherSubscriptions(object sender, NetMQSocketEventArgs e)
{
var message = e.Socket.ReceiveMultipartMessage();
string topic = message[0].ConvertToString();
Console.WriteLine($"TOPIC = {topic}");
// Let us see what is in the message.
if (message.Count() > 1)
{
string content = message[1].ConvertToString();
Console.WriteLine($"TEST RECIEVE FROM CLIENT - {topic}:: {content}");
}
publisher.SkipMultipartMessage();
}
but this does not seem to handle my messages. It receives the heartbeats and welcome messages, but I am not doing this right.
How can I enable/facilitate the client to talk to the server without breaking what I have already?
Thanks for your time.

Hot to call a method from another thread or fire a event from another thread which gets handled on the main thread

I know, the title might be confusing, but I can't really express it better in short.
Basically, I'm writing a TCP Server. I don't have a Windows Form to show, the only thing the user sees is a TrayIcon.
My TCP Server class creates a thread for listening for clients, and then additional thread for every client handling communication. When all communication is done, I want to call a method on the main thread.
I've done it by firing a event from the client communication thread which gets handled on the main thread, and all worked fine until I wanted to add desktop notifications to my application. I've build a notification using WPF (iControlNotification) and wanted to show it in the event handler I mentioned before, but I'm getting a error message saying something like "The calling thread has to be a STA Thread".
Here's some code (I removed unnecessary party):
static class Program {
[...]
[STAThread]
static void Main() {
Log("iControlServerApplication started.");
Application.EnableVisualStyles();
Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
trayIcon = new TrayIcon();
trayIcon.Display();
NotificationManager = new iControlNotificationManager();
server = new TCPServer();
server.CommandReceived += new TCPServer.CommandReceivedEventHandler(tcpServer_CommandReceived);
if (server.Start()) {
NotificationManager.ShowNotfication("iControl Server Application", "Server started. " + plugins.Count + " plugins loaded.");
Application.Run();
} else {
MessageBox.Show("Port " + server.Port + " is already in use. Server could not be started.", ApplicationName, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
}
}
[...]
static void tcpServer_CommandReceived(object source, TCPServer.CommandReceivedEventArgs e) {
string toolTipText = "[" + e.Client.IPAddress + "] >> " + e.Command;
NotificationManager.ShowNotfication("iControl Server Application", toolTipText);
foreach (IiControlPlugin plugin in plugins) {
plugin.Handle(e.SplittedCommands, e.Client);
}
}
[...]
}
-
class TCPServer {
public delegate void CommandReceivedEventHandler(object source, CommandReceivedEventArgs e);
public event CommandReceivedEventHandler CommandReceived;
public class CommandReceivedEventArgs : EventArgs {
private string _command;
private string[] _splittedCommands;
private iControlClient _client;
public CommandReceivedEventArgs(string command, iControlClient client) {
_command = command;
_splittedCommands = command.Split(new Char[]{' '});
_client = client;
}
public string Command { get { return _command; } }
public string[] SplittedCommands { get { return _splittedCommands; } }
public iControlClient Client { get { return _client; } }
}
public TCPServer() {
this.tcpListener = new TcpListener(IPAddress.Any, Port);
this.icClients = new Dictionary<String, iControlClient>();
}
public Boolean Start() {
if (PortIsAvailable(Port)) {
this.listenThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(ListenForClients));
this.listenThread.Start();
Program.Log("ListeningThread started.");
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
}
private void ListenForClients() {
this.tcpListener.Start();
TcpClient client;
while (this.keepListening) {
try {
client = this.tcpListener.AcceptTcpClient();
} catch {
break;
}
iControlClient icClient = new iControlClient(client);
icClient.Thread = new Thread(new ParameterizedThreadStart(HandleClientCommunication));
icClient.Thread.Start(icClient);
}
Program.Log("Stop listening.");
}
private void HandleClientCommunication(object client) {
iControlClient icClient = (iControlClient)client;
NetworkStream clientStream = icClient.TCP.GetStream();
clientStream.ReadTimeout = 10;
int bufflen = 4096;
byte[] message = new byte[bufflen];
int bytesRead;
while (this.keepReceiving && icClient.keepConnected) {
bytesRead = 0;
try {
bytesRead = clientStream.Read(message, 0, bufflen);
} catch {
break;
}
if (bytesRead == 0) {
break;
}
ProcessReceivedData(icClient, ParseData(message, bytesRead));
}
Program.Log("[" + icClient.IPAddress + "] Connection closed.");
icClient.TCP.Close();
this.icClients.Remove(icClient.IPAddress);
}
private void ProcessReceivedData(iControlClient icClient, String[] commands) {
Program.Log("[" + icClient.IPAddress + "] >> " + String.Join(" ", commands));
if (this.CommandReceived != null) {
CommandReceived(this, new CommandReceivedEventArgs(String.Join(" ", commands), icClient));
}
NetworkStream clientStream = icClient.TCP.GetStream();
ASCIIEncoding encoder = new ASCIIEncoding();
byte[] buffer = encoder.GetBytes("::ok");
clientStream.Write(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
clientStream.Flush();
icClient.keepConnected = false;
}
}
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public class iControlNotificationManager {
private iControlNotifications _notifications;
public void ShowNotfication(string caption, string message) {
if ((Boolean)Program.GetSetting("notifications", true) == false) return;
Dispatcher.CurrentDispatcher.Invoke(System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherPriority.Normal, new Action(
() => {
iControlNotification noti = new iControlNotification(caption, message);
noti.Show();
}));
}
}
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public class iControlNotification : Window {
private iControlNotificationModel _notification;
public iControlNotification(string caption, string message) { // Here's the error
InitializeComponent();
_notification = new iControlNotificationModel() {
Caption = caption,
Message = message
};
this.DataContext = _notification;
}
}
So how should I call tcpServer_CommandReceived so that the Notification Window can be shown the right way?
I'm really stuck here, I really appreciate any help on this!

//How to call a method from another thread :
a) You can invoke it in other thread by passing SynchronizationContext object to it:
void Method(object s)
{
SynchronizationContext sync = s as SynchronizationContext;
sync.Post(delegate { // what to do in other thread}, null);
}
Then in code you run this method in new task, passing your sync context as object (for example):
Task t = Task.Factory.StartNew(Method, SynchronizationContext.Current);
b) You can create extension method for this purpose (here is example that i used in win forms application to update UI):
public static class ControlExtensions
{
/// Executes the Action asynchronously on the UI thread, does not block execution on the calling thread.
public static void UIThread(this Control #this, Action code)
{
if (#this.InvokeRequired)
{
#this.BeginInvoke(code);
}
else
{
code.Invoke();
}
}
}